More than two-thirds of Britons think Rachel Reeves has broken Labour‘s promise not to raise taxes on working people following last week’s Budget.
Polling by More In Common showed that 67 per cent of voters believe the Government has breached its pre-election pledge.
This compared to less than one in five (16 per cent) who think the Chancellor has kept her party’s key promise.
At her Budget on Wednesday, the Chancellor announced she was freezing tax thresholds for a further three years until 2031.
The ‘stealth’ raid will result in millions of Britons being dragged into paying more tax, although Ms Reeves has insisted it doesn’t represent a breach of Labour’s manifesto.
She said Labour was ‘very clear’ in its pre-election document that a pledge not to hike income tax, National Insurance or VAT related to the ‘rates’ of those levies.
Following her Budget, the Chancellor has also been engulfed by a furious row over whether she misled Britons over the state of the public finances to justify tax rises.
The More In Common polling found that half of voters think Ms Reeves should be replaced as Chancellor before the next Budget.
More than two-thirds of Britons think Rachel Reeves has broken Labour’s promise not to raise taxes on working people following last week’s Budget
Polling by More In Common showed that 67 per cent of voters believe the Government has breached its pre-election pledge
Only 23 per cent of the public think it’s likely that Ms Reeves will still be the Chancellor for next year’s Budget, while 51 per cent say she will have been replaced by then
This compared to only 18 per cent who think it would be better for the country if Ms Reeves remained in charge of the Treasury.
The Chancellor unveiled £30billion of tax rises in her Budget last week, with a large chunk of the extra revenue going on more benefits spending.
More In Common found the proportion of Britons who would prefer spending cuts over tax hikes increased by 5 points immediately after the Budget.
Some 72 per cent of Britons would now prefer the Government to cut spending on public services than increase taxes on working people, the survey showed.
In further bad news for Ms Reeves, less than one in 10 (6 per cent) believe the cost of living will decrease as a result of her package.
Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) say it will increase while 16 per cent say it will make no difference.
Seven in 10 Britons (69 per cent) believe their taxes will rise as a result of the Budget, while 62 per cent think they will have to cut back on their spending.
Half of those surveyed (51 per cent) think their quality of life will get worse. More In Common interviewed 1,507 British adults on 26 and 27 November.
